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Do the maths on CBD car parking
The eight-storey, $116 million building proposed for Vicinity’s Bayside Shopping Centre in Frankston is one of six major projects granted priority approval by Victorian planning minister Richard Wynne to create jobs and bolster economic recovery. It’s a big private investment tick for Frankston’s languishing CBD but has a major flaw – insufficient car parks. Frankston […]
2020 Federal Budget.
Council gets cash to create Nepean Highway boulevard The road race is on: Frankston has 15 months to implement $4.2m in local works Frankston City Council will receive $4.2 million from the Federal Government to boost recovery from the coronavirus. The grant, from the government’s “Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program”, was part of the […]
Good plan but no land
Letter to the editor: Good plan but no land This letter was sent to national and Victorian media Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s promise of $1.5 billion to grow innovative manufacturing is welcome news nationally, in lockdown-blighted Victoria and in my patch – the municipality of Frankston in southeast Melbourne. We have just 31 local jobs […]
Vote For Frankston’s Future…
The Greater Frankston region is bursting with potential and now is the time to realise it. With the Frankston City Council election being held by post next month, residents have the chance to vote for councillor candidates who will work towards unlocking the remarkable possibilities and promise of our region. The importance of jobs, investment and economic […]
Frankston Hospital PPP
Media Coverage: Massive Frankston Hospital expansion to kick off as public-private projectGrant McArthur, Herald Sun Health Editor, 22 September 2020 A Frankston Hospital expansion worth more than half a billion dollars is set to transform the region’s medical services and include an 11-story tower, an extra 120 beds and speciality services. A massive expansion of […]
Rail extension would boost Covid recovery
The Frankston rail extension is an ideal project to aid recovery of the coronavirus-damaged economy, says one of the municipality’s most active advocacy groups. The Committee for Greater Frankston is calling on the Victorian government to fast-track the estimated $500 million plus project, which has been recognised by Infrastructure Australia as a national priority project […]
South East Freight Hub gets green light
A new track will connect the main rail line with Dandenong South-based Salta Properties freight hub, helping reduce road congestion in Melbourne’s growing south east region. The Committee for Greater Frankston has long advocated for improved international freight logistics in South East Melbourne. This project will better connect the high-tech industrial sector in Carrum Down […]
Nepean Highway the ‘gateway’ to help restore Frankston’s image
FRANKSTON’S northern gateway – the Nepean Highway – urgently needs to be revamped to lead revitalisation of the CBD. So says one of the municipality’s most active advocacy groups, the Committee for Greater Frankston, which is also calling on candidates at the November council election to support the push to improve the city’s commercial heart, […]